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Boys and Girls,   It seems I was proactive in the past and taken copies of some of my past LJ BS posts and unfortunately for you poor wretches, thi...
Boys and Girls, This is another of my “Operational Tips” posted on LJ, that I managed to drag across a while back before the ban.  May be of som...
Boys and Girls,   Another “Operational tip” posted on LJ and copied before my ban.   Being a cask-o-vino drinker, I’m surprised I managed to learn ...
This is a long overdue update. The project progresses, but the conversion takes a break while Michael’s main business ramps up for the holidays. He...
With a bit of finish, the clock will be complete and ready for use.  For the hub, I wanted to retain the whiteness of the holly, so I finished it w...
This jig will be used to cut the radius on the base of each spike using a router table with a tall pattern bit installed. I started with a plywood...

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